POLITICS

Members of the Citizens Movement for Good Governance (CMoGG), a citizen pressure group, is calling on the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to vacate the Presidency if they cannot manage the economy without the E-levy. The group said, “we are asking you and …

Traders of Central market in Kumasi who have been reallocated to Racecourse have expressed disappointed in the leadership of the new patriotic party of Ashanti region for paid less attention and care to their grievances over poor arrangements made towards reallocation of traders to their current locations.   The Adwenehemaa …

President Nana Akufo-Addo says the decision of the Supreme Court on the voting rights of Deputy Speakers cannot amount to judicial inference in the work of Parliament.   According to him, the suggestion that Parliament is beyond the scrutiny of the Supreme Court is to suggest that Parliament is a …

The Supreme Court of Ghana has set a dangerous precedent of judicial interference in Parliamentary procedure following the ruling that a Deputy Speaker can vote in Parliament.         In a tweet, the former president of Ghana,  Mr John Dramani Mahama said “A unanimous 7-0? Shocking but not surprising. …

Chief Executive Officer of the Public Sector Reforms, Thomas Kusi Boafo, has proposed that the government should consider paying the ex-gratia given to members of parliament (MPs) and other political appointees only once and not every four years. He refuted suggestions that the number of government appointees is one of …

The Assembly Member for Santrokofi Gbordome in the Guan District of the Oti Region has criticised the Attorney General for suggesting that the people of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi (SALL) vote in the Buem Constituency. According to Philip Adom, the Attorney General, Godfred Dame, displayed a lack of historical …

The Member of Parliament for the Buem constituency, Kofi Adams has described as “a joke” the proposal by the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Dame that fresh parliamentary elections must be held in the constituency.   According to him, the proposal shows that the Akufo-Addo government has failed …

The Supreme Court has ruled that a Deputy Speaker of Parliament can be counted during the formation of a quorum for parliamentary decision-making and participation in voting. The Court presided over by Justice Jones Dotse, therefore, affirmed the approval of the 2022 budget without NDC MPs’ participation. Private Legal Practitioner …

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has denied reports making rounds that the Members of Parliament for Ahanta West and Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ebenezer Kojo Kum, is dead. Reacting to the development in an interview on the Accra-based Power FM on Wednesday (9 March), Issah Fuseini, the …

The Krachi West Member of Parliament, Hellen Adjoa Ntonso has, on the occasion of the International Women’s Day celebration, congratulated all-female Members of Parliament for the work they are doing.   She said women have proven to be better managers than men.   Speaking on the floor of Parliament on …